Six people were found dead Sunday in a Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near the border with Mexico.
The bodies were found at about 3 p.m. after a Union Pacific worker came upon them during a routine inspection, according toKGNS-TV.
“At this point it’s a very early phase of the investigation,” a local police representative said.
Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department, said the rail yard is extensive, and police were trying to determine the origin of the train and its destination, according toNBC News.
“Imagine a loading dock at a seaport, but for trains,” he said. “This is where they load and unload a lot of rail cars.”
Five of the dead were men, and one was a woman, according to the chief medical examiner for Webb County.
He said heat stroke is the preliminary cause of death, noting that the high temperature Sunday was 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
“It is believed that, although not confirmed, all the victims are from either Mexico or Honduras,” the medical examiner said.
The victims’ cell phones are being examined to learn more about them, the medical examiner said.
Dr. Corinne Stern, the medical examiner, said the 29-year-old woman from Mexico died from hyperthermia, which is overheating, according toThe New York Times.
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